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Washing/degreasing bullets?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bullet bumper" data-source="post: 1310807" data-attributes="member: 17844"><p>Shellite will not remove patina (brass tarnish ) it takes a mild acid to do that and that gets right down to the base metal . The wash off with shellite is good insurance that any handling contamination or left over chemicals from the rinse water are also gone.</p><p>A really new clean bullet might be ok with just washing in shellite but short cutting the process could mean variable results . </p><p>Everyone who is interested in HBN fits the same mould. They want quick and easy . Well top class results are usually not quick and easy . </p><p>You want a mild diluted in water organic acid in the ultrasonic cleaner for brass to cut through patina and add a dash of detergent . Alkaline cleaners are bad on brass and accelerate hardening . </p><p>Be careful of Brake cleaners they could contain Methanol which is very dangerous and enters by the skin as well as breathing it in .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullet bumper, post: 1310807, member: 17844"] Shellite will not remove patina (brass tarnish ) it takes a mild acid to do that and that gets right down to the base metal . The wash off with shellite is good insurance that any handling contamination or left over chemicals from the rinse water are also gone. A really new clean bullet might be ok with just washing in shellite but short cutting the process could mean variable results . Everyone who is interested in HBN fits the same mould. They want quick and easy . Well top class results are usually not quick and easy . You want a mild diluted in water organic acid in the ultrasonic cleaner for brass to cut through patina and add a dash of detergent . Alkaline cleaners are bad on brass and accelerate hardening . Be careful of Brake cleaners they could contain Methanol which is very dangerous and enters by the skin as well as breathing it in . [/QUOTE]
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